Bacon, Francis, Sylva sylvarum : or, a natural history in ten centuries

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            as much as is poſſible, be forbidden and reſtrained, and the latter com-
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            forted. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9168" xml:space="preserve">The former of theſe pertains, eſpecially to the Spirits and outward
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            Air, by which the Depredation and Waſte is committed; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9169" xml:space="preserve">the latter to the
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            whole race of Alimentation or Nourishment, whereby the Renovation or
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            Reſtitution is made. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9170" xml:space="preserve">And as for the former part touching Conſumption,
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            this hath many things common with Bodies Inanimate, or without life. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9171" xml:space="preserve">For
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            ſuch things as the Native Spirit (which is in all tangible Bodies, whether
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            living or without life) and the ambient or external Air worketh upon
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            Bodies Inanimate, the ſame it attempteth upon Animate or Living Bodies;
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9172" xml:space="preserve">although the Vital Spirit ſuperadded, doth partly break and bridle thoſe
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            operations, partly exalt and advance them wonderſully. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9173" xml:space="preserve">For it is moſt
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            manifeſt that Inanimate Bodies (moſt of them) will endure a long time
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            without any Reparation; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9174" xml:space="preserve">but Bodies Animate without Food and Repara-
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            tion ſuddenly fall and are ektinguiſhed, as the Fire is. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9175" xml:space="preserve">So then, our Inquiſition
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            ſhall be double. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9176" xml:space="preserve">Firſt, we will conſider the Body of Man as Inanimate, and
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            not repaired by Nourishment: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9177" xml:space="preserve">Secondly, as Animate and repaired by Nourish-
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            ment. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9178" xml:space="preserve">Thus having Prefaced theſe things, we come now to the Topick places
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            of Inquiſition.</s>
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